Teachers know that no two students are alike. Kids have different interests, learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses. It’s no wonder then that in a classroom full of students, they’ll each have a different idea of what their dream job would be. How can teachers help prepare students for the workplace when one student wants to be an architect, and another...

Ten years ago, smartphones were still in their infancy. Today, over 77% of American adults own a smartphone. And for many of us, we can’t imagine life without it. How did we check the weather, look up directions, or hail a cab in the pre-smartphone years? Believe it or not, there’s another relatively recent invention that some would argue has...

Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint or even a basic plan. Chances are, the final product would be spatially problematic and structurally disastrous. Any architect or contractor knows that when it comes to creating a well-build home, planning matters. The same can be said for presentations. There’s a tendency among students to think that creating a presentation...

The word “literacy” usually conjures images of books, words, and reading. Traditional literacy is definitely important. Yet increasingly students need to become masters of a new type of literacy to succeed in the labor force. Tech Literacy! So just what is tech literacy? Technology literacy is the ability to responsibly and effectively use technology to find, create, and communicate information....

Just because you can snap a photo of a sunset on your smartphone does not make you a photographer. Likewise, just because you can apply a premade Instagram filter doesn’t mean you know the first thing about photo editing. Smartphones have helped make amateur photography and photo editing commonplace. In a professional setting, though, there are plenty of valuable uses...

Nearly everyone cringes at the thought of “sales”. For many, just the word "sales" brings up the idea of a skeezy used car salesman. No offense, but it's the stereotype. When it comes down to it, though, it's a crucial skill for everyone. Your college application is actually a practice in pitching yourself to potential schools. The same goes for...

When was the last time you wrote a haiku? How about a book report? Unless you’re a poet or a book critic, the chances you’ve written either of these in the past few years is pretty unlikely. When it comes to writing assignments we do in school, there are some that are more practical than others once students get to...

Teachers today might feel like students are practically born with a smartphone in their hands. Kids as young as second grade are texting, engaging in social media, and toting cell phones around in their pockets. Given how embedded technology is in childhood these days, one might assume that using the internet is an innate skill. Think again. Sure, students know...

For many kids across the country, Saturday morning means one thing: Cartoons! There is something timeless about watching cartoons and eating sugary cereal in your pajamas. Whether it’s superheroes, Nickelodeon, or something from Disney, nearly all children love cartoons. The novelty of watching cartoons may wear off by high school, but making your own cartoon is a whole other story....

What do you think is the most important internet innovation since the world wide web became commonplace? Social media platforms, maybe? Or “the internet of things”? For me, the answer is blogging. Blogs might seem simple and even old-fashioned compared to some of the internet’s newer capabilities, but they undoubtedly represent an important turning point in the history of the...